Li*ti"gious (?), a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See Litigation.] 1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; quarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. " A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client." Macaulay.

Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still
Litigious men, who quarrels move.

2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. Shak.

No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,
Distinguished acres of litigious grounds.

3. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.

Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar.

• of or relating to litigation
  
• inclined to engage in lawsuits
  
• argumentative or combative